And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

νυνὶ δὲ μένει πίστις, ἐλπίς, ἀγάπη, τὰ τρία ταῦτα· μείζων δὲ τούτων ἡ ἀγάπη.

Apostle Paul

1st Corinthians 13:13

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Love

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

1st Corinthians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

55 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Apostle Early Christian Christian

From

Turkey Europe Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (1st Corinthians 13:13).

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Love may be a sleepy, creeping thing with some others, but it is a mighty wakening thing with me.

Zora Neale Hurston

Dust Tracks on a Road

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Nature of love Power of love Love

Author

Zora Neale Hurston
Source
Dust Tracks on a Road
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Hurston, Zora Neale. Dust Tracks on a Road. J. B. Lippincott Company, 1942, ch. 14.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

Jesus

Matthew 16:25

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Martyrdom Salvation
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 16:25).

Another quote originally in Greek

If cows and horses or lions had hands, or could draw with their hands and make things as men can, horses would have drawn horse-like gods, cows cow-like gods, and each species would have made the gods' bodies just like their own.

Xenophanes

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Topic
Nature of God God and man God Anthropomorphism

Author

Xenophanes
Medium
Presocratic fragment Fragment
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Xenophanes. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK21 B15.

Current Citation

Xenophanes. "Xenophanes of Colophon." The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists. Oxford World Classics, 2009, DK21 B15.